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People raise their hands during a ritual at sunrise to celebrate the Aymara New Year on June 21, 2013 at the Uyuni salt flat in Bolivia. A crowd gathered to receive the first rays of Tata Inti (god Sun) during the celebration of the winter solstice that marks the beginning of the 5521st year in the Aymara calendar. AFP/PHOTO/Aizar RALDESAIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images less

People raise their hands during a ritual at sunrise to celebrate the Aymara New Year on June 21, 2013 at the Uyuni salt flat in Bolivia. A crowd gathered to receive the first rays of Tata Inti (god Sun) during ... more

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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 21: Worshipers sing and pray on top of an unfinished building on a hill overlooking downtown in the Yeoville neighborhood June 21, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The worn, arid space on top of the Yeoville hill offers worshipers of various Christian denominations from South African, Botswana, Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of Congo and other African nations an open-air space where they can publicly practice their faith with a scenic view of downtown Johannesburg. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) less

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 21: Worshipers sing and pray on top of an unfinished building on a hill overlooking downtown in the Yeoville neighborhood June 21, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The ... more

Protesters blocking an access to the Arena Fonte Nova Stadium in Salvador, Bahia --where Nigeria is to play Uruguay in a FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 football match-- protect from tear gas shot by riot police (out of frame) during a protest of what is now called the 'Tropical Spring' against corruption and price hikes, on June 20, 2013. Brazilians took to the streets again Thursday in several cities on a new day of mass nationwide protests, demanding better public services and bemoaning massive spending to stage the World Cup. More than one million people have pledged via social media networks to march in 80 cities across Brazil, as the two-week-old protest movement -- the biggest seen in the South American country in 20 years -- showed no sign of abating. AFP PHOTO / JUAN BARRETOJUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images less

Protesters blocking an access to the Arena Fonte Nova Stadium in Salvador, Bahia --where Nigeria is to play Uruguay in a FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 football match-- protect from tear gas shot by riot ... more

Residents in the Eagle Terrace neighborhood of Canmore, Alberta, look out over what was the only road into the area on Friday June 21, 2013, after Cougar Creek flooded. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Rocky Mountain Outlook, Craig Douce) less

Residents in the Eagle Terrace neighborhood of Canmore, Alberta, look out over what was the only road into the area on Friday June 21, 2013, after Cougar Creek flooded. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Rocky ... more

Children wearing vintage outfits prepare to perform during an open air theater show at a park in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 21, 2013. The little performers gathered in symbolic costumes to present their theatrical performances to the assembled audience. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) less

Children wearing vintage outfits prepare to perform during an open air theater show at a park in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 21, 2013. The little performers gathered in symbolic costumes to present their ... more

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Egyptian Islamist groups led by the ruling Muslim Brotherhood take part in a demonstration to mark the upcoming one year anniversary since President Mohamed Morsi was elected, on June 21, 2013 in Cairo. Tens of thousands of Egyptian Islamists gathered for a show of strength in Cairo ahead of planned opposition protests against President Mohamed Morsi, highlighting the tense political divide in the Arab world's most populous state. Morsi was elected after a military-led transition that followed the ouster of long-time president Mubarak in a 2011 popular uprising. AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIAGIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images less

Egyptian Islamist groups led by the ruling Muslim Brotherhood take part in a demonstration to mark the upcoming one year anniversary since President Mohamed Morsi was elected, on June 21, 2013 in Cairo. Tens of ... more

In this Thursday June 20, 2013 photo, the Kedarnath shrine, one of the holiest of Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva, and other buildings around it are seen damaged following monsoon rains in at Kedarnath in the northern Indian state of Uttrakhand. A joint army and air force operation are trying to evacuate thousands of people stranded in the upper reaches of the state of Uttrakhand where days of rain had earlier washed out houses, temples, hotels and vehicles leading to deaths of over a hundred people amid fears that the death toll may rise much higher. (AP Photo) less

In this Thursday June 20, 2013 photo, the Kedarnath shrine, one of the holiest of Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva, and other buildings around it are seen damaged following monsoon rains in at Kedarnath ... more

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